Kayode Afolabi lives and writes in Nigeria. Hurtful relics of an old shoe By Kayode Afolabi Old shoes don’t shrink. They still should fit We were an item. We were to die for But we died first. We were a picture-perfect pair I see it beneath sooted prints —relics of memorial studio shots Old shoes […]
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Best Not
Hiram Larew’s mot recent poem to appear here was “Even Out” (March 2017) Best Not By Hiram Larew I don’t remember what my arms looked like When I was a kid Or how much I confused my parents When I ran over to them on tiptoes From the water too soon— Maybe my folks loved […]
Stupid
Jerry Durick’s most recent poem to appear here was “Man and His Phone” (May 2017) Stupid By Jerry Durick I have dealt with Stupid a long time now All my life he’s followed me, shadowed Me, tailed along after me, my footsteps Became his; I hear him so often when I Open my mouth to speak, […]
Letter
T.S. Hidalgo’s most recent poem to appear here was “May 12” (May 2017) Letter By T.S. Hidalgo Beautiful way to drop the tip of colors, for the beginning of a written talk, to convey emotions leaving an important element . . . and see the evening twilight to become (and, in our hearts, good reasons to remember). […]
Cain
Nancy Scott McBride’s most recent poem to appear here was “Progeny” (June 2017) Cain By Nancy Scott McBride When I first saw you, right after you were born, and you flushed from gray to red with your first breath, when you were held up for me to behold your angry squalling grief-stricken maleness, when they laid […]
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